San Francisco Business Times reported that the city's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved laws to fix the city's Downtown and Union Square, which are facing challenges. If passed during the second reading later this month, the laws would come into effect on July 30. The legislation aims to simplify the approvals process and reduce the requirements for converting offices into residential spaces in areas where one in three offices are unoccupied. - Additionally, the zoning regulations for Union Square are upgraded to permit a broader range of businesses and events.
- It relaxes Planning Code requirements concerning rear yards, offers flexibility in repurposing older office buildings, and instructs the building and fire departments to create guidelines specific to adaptive reuse projects.
- The city's Mayor, London Breed, and Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin introduced the zoning reforms in March. They were approved by the Planning Commission last month.
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